Thursday, August 6, 2015

Affectionate Evangelism

So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
(1 Thessalonians 2:8 ESV)

This is very true:

"Matt rang to ask what he should do. His friend George had asked him to go street preaching. Matt wasn't interested but didn't know how to respond. So the three of us got together. As the conversation began, it was clear that George thought we were selling out in some way. But as we talked about sharing our lives with unbelievers, about evangelism that was 24/7, about opening our homes, George's tone changed. At the end of our conversation he admitted, 'I'm not sure if I'm up for that kind of commitment.'" (Total Church, 57)

No comments:

Post a Comment